cyprussyd wrote:Sunderland face Accrington Stanley on December 8th for the first time in over 100 years!

Crown Ground Capacity: 5,057Sunderland tickets currently sold: 2,600+

More away fans than home!

This isn't quite true. In fact it is totally incorrect. The club Sunderland played over 100 years ago was Accrington FC who were formed in 1876 and joined the Football League in 1889. In 1893 they were relegated to the 2nd Division but resigned rather than play as a second division club. A season later they applied to rejoin the Football League but were unsuccessful. Accrington FC finally folded in 1896.The original Accrington Stanley was founded in 1891 but didn't become a Football League team until 1921 but that club folded in 1966 although it was reformed again in 1968 and became a Football League club in 2006 after winning promotion from the Conference League.